Food and Nutrition Manager

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Job Description

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
  • Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces in Health Care by Newsweek.
  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.
  • Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
  • Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.
  • Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
  • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Summary

The Food & Nutrition Services Manager is responsible/accountable for leading and managing retail, Food and Nutrition Services. Overseas, plans, directs, implements, supervises and evaluates the food production, retail and clinical operations of the Food and Nutrition Services Department to provide the highest level of quality and service. Leads quality improvement initiatives to support departmental and organizational goals. Develop and provide educational programs for clients, students, employee and community audiences.

Job Requirements

Education

  • Required: Bachelor’s Degree in related field and Completion of an ACEND approved dietetic internship or coordinated undergraduate program

  • Preferred: Plan of study for MS completion or a Master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics or related field

Experience

  • Preferred: Previous supervisory and management experience and 2 years of experience in a healthcare setting.

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Computer skills (be able to effectively use Microsoft office)

  • Able to follow direction and work well as a team player

  • Able to multitask , be flexible to change and possess critical thinking skills

Licensure/Certification/Registration

  • Required: Registered Dietitian with State Licensure.

  • Required: Maintains registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

  • Preferred: Maintains Certified Diabetes Educator certification

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Specialties:

  1. Leadership

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Why CoxHealth?

Our health system includes six hospitals, over 100 clinics, and 530+ primary and specialty providers serving 25 counties. CoxHealth takes pride in being southwest Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare, a distinction awarded for our commitment to quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, along with our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, have received this national accreditation through DNV’s National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations® program.  

Cox Medical Centers is the only facility in the region to receive the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet® designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We’re consistently identified among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access. Additionally, in 2025, CareChex by Quantros® ranked Cox Medical Centers in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide, as well as in our region and state, for medical excellence in overall hospital and surgical care.  

Why the Monett Area?

If you enjoy small-town living, you’ll love Monett and its surrounding area. With good schools, beautiful parks, the Windmill Ridge Golf Course, and our Greenway Trails, this close-knit community is ideal for families.  

Monett is home to more than 9,000 residents. Located just 45 minutes southwest of Springfield and straddling the Barry and Lawrence county lines, Monett serves as the regional center and a source of employment for much of the surrounding areas. It’s within easy driving distance of larger metropolitan areas like St. Louis, Kansas City, and Tulsa and has the ninth busiest airport in Missouri.  

Several national companies have operations in Monett, including Jack Henry & Associates, EFCO Corporation, PlayPower, and Tyson Foods. The combination of academic excellence, a low cost of living, and many local churches, restaurants, and amenities creates a community Monett neighbors are proud to call home.